What is the Future of Thrill and White Knuckle Rides?

What is the future of thrill and white knuckle rides? To figure that out, we need to look at what's on offer.

When you think of thrill rides, you might imagine classic rollercoasters and spinning funfair rides. These have been going strong for years, dominating theme parks, fairgrounds, and festivals - but while these elders of the genre continue to prove their popularity, the way has opened up in recent times for more unusual and unique thrillers to get the adrenaline flowing.

Bungees and Centrifuges

You've probably witnessed the reverse bungee slingshot ride - a modern classic. Two people sit side-by-side in a spherical cage, and are flung hundreds of feet in the air on long, elasticated cords, spinning and rolling through the air. It's a mesmerizing ride that leaves its guests dizzy with delight, and challenges onlookers to take the next spare seat. Though the slingshot bungee ride has been around for a few years now, it's surely earned a deserving spot among the thrill rides of the future. One for the true thrillseekers.

Some clever thrill rides make use of physics - namely, centrifugal force, which pushes everything away from the centre of a rotating object. The circular crazy cage ride is a great example. Here, there are no seats - you are strapped to the wall standing up. As the ride spins, picking up speed, you and your fellow riders will find yourselves pinned to the wall!

The rotor gravity ride is similar, except the G-force action takes place inside. This one is definitely for the adults and older kids.

Child-friendly thrill rides

There's something lighter, for the junior thrillseekers out there (and for those who need a short break from all the bungeeing and spinning!). The pirate ship funfair ride, which rocks back and forth as if at sea, and will endure for as long as kids love theme parks and pirates. But it's not all plain sailing - the closer you sit to the bow or the stern, the higher the ride (and the bigger the thrill!). Sit in the centre of the deck for a more relaxing journey, where there's less chance of seasickness.

One thoroughly futuristic thrill ride is the virtual reality motion simulator. Passengers pile in, buckle up, and absorb the convincing VR experience of a speeding rollercoaster, a swooping aeroplane, a careering racecar - and more! As virtual reality becomes more and more popular, this type of ride is sure to impress.

So far, these rides have required participants to strap in and sit/stand tight - but there is one modern ride that needs you to stretch those legs and jump around! Like the hilarious gameshow seen on TV, the Toxic Wipeout attraction pits players against each other - and against the huge sweeping beam that threatens to topple them from their podiums! This one is great fun, and the element of active participation makes it a surefire thriller.

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